Windows Terminal

Not to be confused with Windows Terminal included in Windows 1.0 ~ 3.x/NT3.x, or its successor HyperTerminal included in Windows 95/NT4.0 ~ XP.
Not to be confused with Windows Console.

Windows Terminal
Other namesWindows Terminal
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseMay 3, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-03)[1]
Stable release
1.21.3231.0 / November 19, 2024; 7 days ago (2024-11-19)[2]
Preview release
1.22.3232.0 / November 19, 2024; 7 days ago (2024-11-19)[3]
Repositorygithub.com/Microsoft/Terminal
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, ARM64
TypeTerminal emulator
LicenseMIT License
Websiteaka.ms/terminal

Windows Terminal is a multi-tabbed terminal emulator developed by Microsoft for Windows 10 and later[4] as a replacement for Windows Console.[5] It can run any command-line app in a separate tab. It is preconfigured to run Command Prompt, PowerShell, WSL and Azure Cloud Shell Connector,[6][7] and can also connect to SSH by manually configuring a profile.[8] Windows Terminal comes with its own rendering back-end; starting with version 1.11 on Windows 11, command-line apps can run using this newer back-end instead of the old Windows Console.[9]

Since Windows 11 22H2 and Windows Terminal 1.15, Windows Terminal replaces Windows Console as the default.[10][11]

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  3. ^ Howett, Dustin (November 19, 2024). "Windows Terminal Preview v1.22.3232.0". microsoft / terminal repo. Microsoft – via GitHub.
  4. ^ Warren, Tom (May 6, 2019). "Microsoft unveils Windows Terminal, a new command line app for Windows". The Verge.
  5. ^ Cinnamon, Kayla (May 6, 2019). "Introducing Windows Terminal". Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Bright, Peter (May 6, 2019). "Coming soon: Windows Terminal—finally a tabbed, emoji-capable Windows command-line". Ars Technica.
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  8. ^ nguyen-dows (September 28, 2023). "Windows Terminal SSH". learn.microsoft.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Windows Terminal v1.11.2921.0". Microsoft / terminal repo. Microsoft. October 20, 2021 – via GitHub.
  10. ^ "Windows Terminal is now the Default in Windows 11".
  11. ^ "Command Prompt and Windows Powershell for Windows 11".